TheMonsterAnything and everything about television.Blackjack Fairgrounds Blog Carnival Returns- June 16, 2008 "Blackjack Fairgrounds, the Jericho Blog Carnival started by Amy Vernon at Remote Access, is back open for business. Amy has agreed to let JKI take over the operation of Blackjack Fairgrounds. For those of you who have not heard of a Blog Carnival, it is a collection of links about a particular subject. Blackjack Fairgrounds is looking for submissions that are of interest to Jericho fans.http://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/blackjack-fairgrounds-blog-carnival.html Supernatural Fun- June 12, 2008 Thanks Taylor. "I have been chatting with a couple of people lately, Jessica and LisiBee and how I havent been able to watch the season finale of Supernatural yet. Well I finally did! And thank goodness I know Jensen Ackles character comes backpoor Dean hanging on those hooks all summer!! On another noteI have to tell you all I won a Supernatural comic bookgraphix (thats the right termhttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/supernatural-fun.html BSG and Jericho- June 11, 2008 "Welcome to the weekly So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival. An excellent penultimate episode of the first half of the last season. Wow. That was a mouthful. Yes, I am extremely sad to say, this Fridays episode, Revelations, is the mid-season finale. No word yet on when the second half will be aired, but conventional wisdom has it at next spring. I might have an aneurysmhttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/bsg-and-jericho.html The Upfront Market- June 10, 2008 "When it comes to the $9 billion-plus upfront market, it's easy for marketers to get distracted by the horse race of TV networks trying to outdo each other in terms of price increases or volume. Do that this year, and you'll lose sight of the dangers that may lie ahead when it comes to getting your ads on TV. "Lost in all the numbers, however, is a serious consideration of the ramificationshttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/upfront-market.html Hallmark and CBS- June 9, 2008 "Jed Clampett of the Beverly Hillbillies could be a Hallmark ornament hanging on Christmas trees this year. Hallmark will get access to CBS Consumer Products' entire television library thanks to a licensing deal that will be announced this week. The new agreement not only opens the doors to more than 150 properties including Beverly Hills 90210, Happy Days and Rawhide for greeting cards, buthttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/hallmark-and-cbs.html The Jericho Store- June 6, 2008 Have you been to the Jericho Store New E-Bay Jericho Items Auction MaryP and AlasJericho are at it again. This time they are trying to raise a few bucks to create a press kit and a secure a substantial quantity of nuts to try and bring some attention to our fantastic billboard! More details on this initiative will be posted soon, but have a look at our e-Bay auctions and consider biddinghttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/jericho-store.html More Ladies Of Supernatural- June 5, 2008 One of my favorite ladies from Supernatural is Loretta Devine who portrayed Missouri Moseley in the episode of "Home". I'd enjoy seeing her again. "Welcome to A Great Thief, a fanlisting for the character Bela Talbot from the series Supernatural. A fanlisting is exactly what it sounds like: a place to list bring together as many fans as possible for the subject. If you want morehttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/more-ladies-of-supernatural.html Nielsen: Still Struggling- June 4, 2008 "NBC Universal and Nielsen have decided to collaborate on new sales measures using data from TV ratings, online video streaming and consumer activity based on specific industry categories. It's just the latest step by a TV network to cobble together information for advertisers that goes beyond the typical reach-and-frequency ratings that have been the benchmark of the business for decades. "http://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/nielsen-still-struggling.html More Anger At Nielsen- June 3, 2008 "New York's television stations are mad as hell at Nielsen Media Research. And after years of complaints about the monopoly that provides ratings data, local TV executives say they aren't going to take it anymore. Blaming a ratings slide on the company's measurement system, the stations have begun talking to potential competitors about services that could supplement or eventually replacehttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/more-anger-at-nielsen.html Disconnecting Nielsen- June 2, 2008 "Today is the day. The nice folks from the Nielsen company are coming out to disconnect all their equipment. Now that our commitment is over I can tell you that we have been a Nielsen family for the last two years. This is the second time we have been a part of the Nielsen Ratings system and its kind of a hoot knowing that what you watch on tv influences the ratings at least somewhat. One of ourhttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/disconnecting-nielsen.html |